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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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